🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦⚡️- BREAKING: Putin offers direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15th for a ceasefire.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "We need to ensure long-lasting peace in the historical context. Maybe we can agree on another truce, on another ceasefire, a real ceasefire." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "Our offer is on the table. Now it is up to the Ukrainian authorities and their handlers." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "Russia is prepared for negotiations without any preconditions. We seek to resume the talks that were halted, not halted by us. Those who want this must support this." - Vladimir Putin, Russian President.

🇷🇺⚡️- Putin is thanking the press, negotiators, and foreign nations as the US, Brazil, and China.

🇷🇺⚡️- Putin's remarks have ended.

🇷🇺 - As Putin said in his speech: "The war rages on." This speech changes really nothing.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Negotiations in Istanbul will be held at the appropriate level," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "A delegation from the Russian Federation will go to Istanbul, its composition will be announced," - Yuri Ushakov, Russian Presidential Aide on Foreign Policy.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Turkey has repeatedly told the parties that it is ready to accept negotiations on Ukraine and will wait for concrete actions," - RIA Novosti, Russian outlet.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "A solution to establishing sustainable peace in Ukraine can only be found through serious negotiations," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- "India and Pakistan were close to miscalculation either side couldn't afford," - Sky News.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡️- Indian locals report blasts in the city of Amritsar, Punjab region of western India. Unconfirmed at this time.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- Reports of sirens in Amritsar, Punjab region of India.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- "Please remain indoors with lights off and move away from windows. Please do not move out on road, balcony or terrace. Don't panic. We will let you know when we can resume normal activities," - Amritsar's District Administration.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The US will consider putting the military option back on the table if significant progress is not made in Sunday’s round of nuclear talks with Iran," - i24, Israeli outlet.

🇾🇪⚡- Violent Ansarullah shelling of Taizz city, Saudi-backed Yemeni Presidential Council controlled Yemen.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡- Jalal al-Ruwaishan, former Minister of Interior for the Saudi-backed Yemeni Presidential Council, says that "American aircraft carriers were unable to confront the militia [Ansarullah] operations".

Al-Ruwaishan also confirmed that American carriers and vessels were hit.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡- Jalal al-Ruwaishan, former Minister of Interior for the Saudi-backed Yemeni Presidential Council, believes that Ansarullah may "now point their weapons inland" against Taizz, Marib, and Aden, now that the group does not have to worry about the US.

Taizz and Marib are under the Saudi-backed Yemeni Presidential Council control. Aden is under the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council control.

🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱⚡️- The US is considering moving Greenland from European Command to US Northern Command to strengthen Arctic defense. Denmark is upset by this, especially after claims that the US is spying on Greenland's independence movement.